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loosing faith in my contour #890821 03/05/04 01:06 AM
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,899 Cottage Grove M MLuko OP Hard-core CEG\'er
OP MLuko Hard-core CEG\'er M Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,899 Cottage Grove	im loosing faith in my atx zetec se i was goofing aroud at a stoplight with a friend (1998 chev. malibu) and he was barley on the gas and i was flooring it. i think my car is slowing down cuz last time we did that he had to give it more gas. please help me on what to do Mark 1998 T-Red SVT -Needs more Go 1999 Light Prairie Tan, Se Zetec www.cardomain.com/id/tour4reak

Re: loosing faith in my contour #890822 03/05/04 01:09 AM
Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 7,025 Fort Wayne, IN B beyondloadedSE_dup1 Hard-core CEG'er
beyondloadedSE_dup1 Hard-core CEG'er B Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 7,025 Fort Wayne, IN	buy a turbo! Jim Hahn 1996 T-Red Contour SE Reborn 4/6/04 3.0L swap and Arizona Dyno Chip Turbo Kit 364 whp, 410 wtq @ 4,700 rpm

Re: loosing faith in my contour #890823 03/05/04 01:10 AM
Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 459 the ATX! M MysticFreak CEG\'er
MysticFreak CEG\'er M Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 459 the ATX!	Mileage? Are your filters clean? 98 Mystique LS DOB 06/97

Re: loosing faith in my contour #890824 03/05/04 01:10 AM
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,899 Cottage Grove M MLuko OP Hard-core CEG\'er
OP MLuko Hard-core CEG\'er M Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,899 Cottage Grove	its an auto... i searched and i heard that turbos dont fit with the auto tranny...... Mark 1998 T-Red SVT -Needs more Go 1999 Light Prairie Tan, Se Zetec www.cardomain.com/id/tour4reak

Re: loosing faith in my contour #890825 03/05/04 01:12 AM
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,899 Cottage Grove M MLuko OP Hard-core CEG\'er
OP MLuko Hard-core CEG\'er M Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,899 Cottage Grove	Originally posted by mystery98: Mileage? Are your filters clean? i just put in a new k&n drop in so its clean Mark 1998 T-Red SVT -Needs more Go 1999 Light Prairie Tan, Se Zetec www.cardomain.com/id/tour4reak

Re: loosing faith in my contour #890826 03/05/04 01:17 AM
Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 95 Forestville,MD F FROSTY SVT CEG\'er
FROSTY SVT CEG\'er F Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 95 Forestville,MD	Although malibus arent good highway runners...GM tuned those cars for bottom end torque which gets it off the line really quick...but after 4,000 rpm it runs outta breath... 98 Silver Frost EO 90 Grand Am H.O. Quad 4 300,000+ miles

Re: loosing faith in my contour #890827 03/05/04 01:24 AM
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,899 Cottage Grove M MLuko OP Hard-core CEG\'er
OP MLuko Hard-core CEG\'er M Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,899 Cottage Grove	my car has no breath......... Mark 1998 T-Red SVT -Needs more Go 1999 Light Prairie Tan, Se Zetec www.cardomain.com/id/tour4reak

Re: loosing faith in my contour #890828 03/05/04 01:24 AM
Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 40 X XenOtouR New CEG\'er
XenOtouR New CEG\'er X Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 40	Originally posted by 99_SE: im loosing faith in my atx zetec se i was goofing aroud at a stoplight with a friend (1998 chev. malibu) and he was barley on the gas and i was flooring it. i think my car is slowing down cuz last time we did that he had to give it more gas. please help me on what to do i'm pretty sure your car isn't going to run exactly the same every time you run it. also, how do you know exactly how much "gas he was giving it"? does he have a v6? if he is that much faster than you in the first place there's not much of a comparison to make. i would say your car probably isn't slowing down, but it could probably stand to get a little faster, just like mine. 2000 SE Sport

Re: loosing faith in my contour #890829 03/05/04 01:26 AM
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,899 Cottage Grove M MLuko OP Hard-core CEG\'er
OP MLuko Hard-core CEG\'er M Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,899 Cottage Grove	last time we ran before he had to give it more gas.. lik eu could hear the engine wind up.... i bet a auto honda civic ex could beat me.... its a 4 cylinder.... Mark 1998 T-Red SVT -Needs more Go 1999 Light Prairie Tan, Se Zetec www.cardomain.com/id/tour4reak

Re: loosing faith in my contour #890830 03/05/04 01:32 AM
Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 40 X XenOtouR New CEG\'er
XenOtouR New CEG\'er X Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 40	either he has done something to his car, or there's something wrong with yours, or it was just a slight fluke due to varying conditions that i don't know much about. or you had your windows rolled down last time so you heard his engine louder. just messin with ya though, i don't really know what could cause it. 2000 SE Sport

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